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Bexar County CCDV presents 2024 data showing steady calls and continued need for services
Summary
Judge Monique Diaz and the Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence presented 2022–2024 data showing relatively stable domestic‑violence reports, a slight drop in related homicides, thousands served by shelters and advocacy programs, and calls for sustained interagency collaboration and funding.
Judge Monique Diaz, co‑chair of the Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence, presented the CCDV's 2024 statistical report to Bexar County Commissioners Court on Jan. 20, saying the data show domestic violence remains a persistent public‑health crisis that requires ongoing coordination.
"This report shows domestic violence is obviously a continuing serious public health crisis and it affects people of every background," Diaz told the court, summarizing a multi‑agency effort that combined law enforcement, court, nonprofit and health‑care records for 2022–2024. Among the highlights, the court was told combined law‑enforcement domestic‑violence calls remained roughly similar across the period and family‑violence homicides fell by one (from 33 in 2023 to 32 in 2024).
The presentation itemized services and system responses: magistrates issued over 2,000 emergency protection orders in 2024; civil protective‑order petitions exceeded 1,500; shelters recorded roughly 1,000 people housed (about 36,000 bed nights); nearly 3,500 people received legal assistance through the Family Justice Center and legal partners; and crisis advocacy services reached more than 19,000 individuals.
Commissioners framed the numbers as both a warning and a sign of system engagement. Commissioner Rodriguez thanked CCDV members and said the figure of "about seven domestic‑violence related calls in our city every hour" was "staggering," urging that the data inform summer budget planning. Judge Peter Sakai and other speakers emphasized that the CCDV has helped break down organizational silos and improve navigation for people seeking help, including the STAR navigation program funded by the county.
The court did not take a separate policy vote on the CCDV presentation but commissioners asked staff to return with a progress report and deeper analysis in coming months ahead of budget decisions. The CCDV presentation included recommendations for continuing interagency data collection and targeted prevention and intervention efforts.
What happens next: CCDV leaders said they will return with a progress report that connects recommended actions to county and city investments; commissioners signaled they expect those findings to inform resource decisions during the next budget cycle.
